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Two ETF providers have added to the supply of fixed income ETFs. UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) has launched an emerging markets bond product – while in a separate move BlackRock is offering a global bond product.

The ETF, which tracks the JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Diversified 3% Capped 1-5 Year Bond Index, gives investors access to emerging market sovereign bonds, quasi-sovereigns and corporate bonds with remaining maturity of between one and five years.

The bonds contained in the index are exclusively denominated in US dollars. It includes both fixed and floating rate securities, and country weights are capped at 3% to reduce single-country concentration.

Brett Olson, head of iShares fixed income Europe, Middle East and Africa, said that investors were increasingly diversifying their bond allocation to protect their portfolios from potential sudden market moves.

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